It is necessary to increase not the activity, but efficiency in the process of negotiations on the settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing Jan. 25, Trend reports.

In addition, Zakharova noted that the OSCE chairperson-in-office, Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano, will be on a working visit to Russia on Feb. 1.

She added that during the meeting, it is planned to discuss assistance in the settlement of regional conflicts in the OSCE area, including the South Caucasus.